Overnight Wood Harvest Camp

hey folks how are you joel wolfie here i got a different video for you today i'm taking wolfie to my buddy's property i did some snow removal for him in the winter and he needs a few trees down because he's going to build a cabin there there's a couple trailers up there right now because he needs some trees down he said i could take a big tree i want for firewood for my family at home which anybody who knows anything about wood red oak is like choice right so we're gonna go there i have a wood stove i have a hot tent i have a steak to cook up i'm hoping to find some ground that's not snow and not soupy watery in the woods he's a bit higher elevation than i am so i have high hopes for that but i don't know what it's going to be there if you can even get into the property or if i'm going to be hiking in we'll stop right here and see chuck things out very dead one two three four but a lot of them are big oaks and i just have a smaller chainsaw so i'm going to selectively pick one these ones are the most necessary to get rid of I believe because if it falls there or there or blocking the road like I said it's no good. This one's not too big it's it's decently decently big like it's over a foot wide. I think I could take that one down and drop it right there safely but if it hits that tree it could get hung up which I wouldn't want. There's also this one over here. I think before I set my stuff up I'm gonna take the tree that I'm gonna take down so that I can then get my trailer in there without fear of it falling on there and or my tent depending because I think I'm gonna I think I know what I'm gonna take it's kind of near here but I gotta make sure it falls the correct way because if I landed on one of his trailers that's not gonna be a good day using all of the little bit of skill I have with the chainsaw once it's down I can get my trailer in closer to load the wood and set up all my gear and camp stuff and everything and then spend the rest of the day bucking it up and loading it it's a little husky okay I've got a pretty decent notch but this bottom section needs to come out and I couldn't get it with this chainsaw like maybe I could but I didn't so I'm gonna get it with the axe a little bit more this way and straight towards that other tree dense dense wood I might be able to start on the back notch now perfect I I was actually trying to get it a little bit more to the right, but that's perfect. I'm happy with that. I can handle that. Nice. Good wood. A clear escape plan and everything. Didn't need it, but it was there. One thing I've noticed about myself over the years, and I think a lot of people deal with this honestly, is how easy it is to fall into that all or nothing mindset. Like if something isn't going to be absolutely perfect, or I don't feel 100% ready, I'll just put it off completely. I've done that with a lot of things even stuff just going on in my own head telling myself I'll deal with it later, but I never get around to actually doing it Like honestly, it's as easy as this trip itself. Everything is very soupy outside. It's been raining like crazy We have old dirty rotten snow everywhere. We had a huge snowfall this winter There's still the bush is a lake. It's soaked. It's like the Everglades, right? There's nowhere to even be comfortable or sit down but like I need to be out there, you know what I mean? not only is it my job, but it does me good mentally. I know my family is wanting me to get out there. I'm driving them crazy cooped up here. And being out here, you actually get a whole lot of time to think. There's no distractions, no noise. And it actually forces you to sit with your thoughts a bit more. Now, sometimes that's a good thing. It makes you realize you've been avoiding things for much longer than you should. And I've realized it doesn't have to be this big overwhelming thing where you have to have everything ready before you even start. Even And just taking one small step, talking things through, getting a perspective can actually help more than you think. Now that's something I like about BetterHelp, the sponsor for today's video. It makes starting therapy feel a lot more doable. You can take a quick quiz and get matched with a licensed therapist and then talk however you're comfortable, phone, video, or text. And if it's not the right fit for you, you can switch at any time with no extra cost. It's not about something being wrong with you, sometimes it just helps to have someone there to talk to and see things a little bit differently. If you've been thinking about it, you can go to BetterHelp.com slash Joe Robinette or click the link in the description to get 10% off your first month. Thanks BetterHelp for sponsoring. Back to the video. This is another Pemali tent. This one is called the Barracuda 2. Barracuda 2. I've never set it up. I would never be able to roll it back into place like this. We'll set it up together, figure it out together, and encamp in it, me and Wolfie at least. That's a lot of poles, or maybe just two really long poles. Okay, there's four long poles two really long to just normal long and one little baby guy Doing a number on that thing, eh bud, man. It's gorgeous out here. No snow and the sun is shining like crazy So what I've been waiting for for a long time now feels good Feels really good to be out and not in the snow or the uncomfortable wetness Admittedly, this would be a lot easier put up with some help but Wolfie doesn't have opposable thumbs we shall get it and it will be worth it a little help from the wind a little hindrance from the wind too i think i got it set up properly we're just going to pound some steaks in then we'll go on inside and check it out using nan's axe haven't used this thing in a while love using it double down on the ground here that's why i got to use the axe to pound it and not just push it in door comes off completely i think very spacious very spacious comes up all the way i think i can do the same with this one and get a nice cross breeze power 11. In order to hang your stuff up in here, it's pretty fancy. Cross breeze all four corners. Great camping. The lightweight canoe stuff. Bust in my butt, it'll come soon. This is luxury. What, a cot? Yes, a cot. I have a cot. I like it a lot. The fact that I have a freaking cot. The fact that I have a freaking cot. I like the freaking lot. Just a cheap old woods one from Payton Tire. Give me a, have a cot. What do you say? All done your bow or what? I bet you I could put some marrow up for you. Right. I can eat right here. Grab my chair, my cot, Wolfie can come in right here. And I still have to put the wood stove in. Not too shabby with that breeze coming through, man, I'll tell you that much. Oh, this is gorgeous. This wood stove to burn it in. Burn this off, it's new. We're gonna get out of here and let it do its thing. How this stove likes to work, each one acts a little differently in my experience. No pine needles or anything, or pine twigs. And this is all just real hardwood oak in there. Do have some birch to start it. So it's almost like a hardwood fire back in the day. Look at the little birch, you know? Well, get by with a little help from my birch. Just like the wind. Flame in there, hopefully she keeps going. I think it will, looks pretty good. Good wood, look at that, that's choice. You don't get better than that. Maple who, you know? Red oak, man. If you're an OG, watch for the channel. Remember, back in Windsor, I always went for red oak, always for firewood. These are sunflower seeds, not anything else. Anyway, choice wood, I'm super happy with this. These here, should try, because there was a gap here. If I could get it good, it pinched up on me. Now it's stuck, so we'll see if I can get it out. Need more tools, Something. Gotta cut smaller now. I'm asking a lot out of this little saw. A dead red oak is no joke, but it's doing all right. That's heavy, that's heavy. Get my own tools, just hanging on. It's not conventional, I understand that. Neither am I, though. Just hammering it into the ground, you know. What is the move for this? I don't know. I honestly don't know. I'll get it. It's just, I know this isn't proper. What the heck? I don't want to put my saw blade into the dirt too much. I'm in dirt, it's mud now. I'm finally done. Cut all that tree up. At least that part of it. I have to load it onto the trailer and put it next to the tent for a picture, you know. Thumbnail wise, most important. I feel accomplished. Still have to lift all of them into the trailer though, which will be work. But that's good work. Good work. Now, I'm sure some of you are going to tell me that I did a lot of things wrong, and I know I did. I'm sure I did. But you know what? I got it down. I got it bucked up. No injury to me. The only thing that I did mess up was the chain. That happens, even with use, and I've experienced that before. I know I put it into the ground a couple times, but I couldn't just keep cutting it most of the way through and then stopping and trying to kick it off or break it off. So next time, a chain sharpener for sure. But I'm happy. I'm going to chalk that one up as a win. See Mr. Wolf. Hey, good boy. He's hanging out in the shade or what you were in the shade Good boy Anyways put all that there just to put it back in the trailer after, no big deal though, happy to do it It's a wolf. He's been a good boy all day I'm gonna take him for another walk before we cook up supper I'm gonna build a fire in the fire pit next to the camera there cook up my steak over the coals I'd rather do that decent tent. I like to say it's like a tarp breeze coming through It's just like shade and not like a hot tent like like when you're when you're in your tent and the sun's beating down on It's like a sauna right like with the breeze coming through it's pretty good But it is a hot tent as well obviously that dead tree needed to come down a couple more of them You need to come down right around here, but maybe I'll come back with with Jake my buddy who owns this place Maybe he'll get an arborist to come in and take them down, and I was happy to take take one for my family I'll supplement that, like I said, with some maple. All right, Wolfie and I just got back from a big hike. I'm gonna feed him and I'm gonna eat too. Good boy, sit. Okay, good dog. I gotta hook him up for being such a good boy. This is smoked brisket. It's super good. I'm eating something myself. Good dog. Mm, I'm gonna cook up a steak too. Ready for it. And bark spark. Completely different type of camping for me. I kinda like it. Jonesin' for a real wilderness trip catching brook trout and that is right around the corner. Ice is almost off the lakes. Well, I'd like to think that. It's probably still another, till like May, second week of May, but it's getting there. Another month or so and I'll be out in the wilderness doing what I love the most, and that is canoe trippin', catchin' trout. Hey, smell a steak? Smell a steak there, moochie boy? Big mooch? Dog food wasn't enough? I'll get some, but you gotta wait. A cooler? What is that all about? Back, back, back, back, back. living the life out here man this is luxury get that Montreal steak spice on that boo reminiscent of again reminiscent of Windsor reminiscent of a lot this is a memorable trip and i've not done this here before bringing back memories you know mud water we we went on a walk there was tons and tons and tons of puddles that he drank out of lots of smells for him too i'll take them again after supper after i'm done supper and uh we'll get them all situated for bed mushroom and then we'll call it good cooking time butter in the pan what about me dad what about me oh hello i have a table a table i have napkins i have a fork and water oh i have salt too don't know how this gets any better you know dog here crying at me for food they'll get somebody and don't worry it's inevitable you know part of the spoon part old school heavy cover spoon slash fork could have cooked it a bit less it's a taste test oh cool around fantastic what a day pretty pleased it's nice to come out here do a bunch of work and then stay the night it's best of both worlds for me and the fact that there's no icing on the cake man having this guy with me even though he doesn't like to be petted if you want steak you'll get petted if you want steak cooped up for too long it was was way too long personally i like the crispy bit eat this we got a big fire going out there again probably go for another walk maybe i'll take you for the walk this time with me and wolfie waits for after every supper at home and everything lick your plate dad i threw the uh the bone from the ribeye in the fire obviously i'm sure you guys know giving cooked bones to dogs is no good they can splinter and stuff but raw is okay he had that earlier today steak some brisket some dog food lick the plate clean some puddle water a pleasant life for wolfie right bud i'll clean that not clean enough eh? Sunflower seed man. Good boy. He's on point. Good boy. Getting chilly. Probably close up that tent when I get back. Stoke up the fire in the wood stove. I got the outside fire going still too but pardon me. But I probably won't uh keep it going for too much longer. We're losing light. It'll probably be almost dark by the time I get back from my walk. Hour walk. He's really interested in the woods on that side. Nose is going crazy. Move along sir. See, his bed's there, and he can reach it, but he often doesn't like to lay in it. Put his bed next to him. He got up, walked around, and laid back, not on the bed. That's that same fire I first started in there earlier today. Still doing good. Make up some tea, tons of bird noises going on out there. He's pretty interested in it. I've got both the doors closed now in here. It's starting to warm up quite a bit, actually. Very, very wet in here. and considering Wolfie doesn't like to lay on his bed for some reason if I brought him in here and made him sleep in here he'd be laying in the mud and I don't want that for him so I'm going to let him sleep out there his bed's out there he can lay on it if he wants to he can lay on the ground if he wants to he's tied up right about that he's not trying to come over right here to get in here anyways the only time he did that was when I had food it's very much like at home he keeps to himself for the most part but when I have food he's around I want to go to bed soon I'm tired My feet hurt. I haven't been on my feet this long. I'm going to sleep good, I'm sure of it. Side person. Check the moon out. Stars too. Good night, bud. It's good. It's good on the back. Heavenly. Listen to this symphony of birds. It's past six in the morning. It got pretty cold. I had to bundle up. I love to hear this. Wolf for a morning walk. Yeah, this tent got full of condensation last night. It was just soaking wet on the sides. If you brush up against it, you get soaked. But I didn't have any vents open or anything. Slept pretty good. I'm gonna get up soon. Mr. Wolfie came in the tent last night He was all tangled up out there crying for me So I just put his bed in here and made him lay on it. That was it. Hey good boy We'll go for a walk this morning. It must have got pretty cold last night. There's frost. My sleeping bag Windshields all covered in frost. He's got some food. Even this stuff. It's all frosty. Got some breakfast While I wait for my fire to die down. Time to get these back in here Lift things up and put them down. Put some down. Smoked brisket to throw in there. Broken yolk, Joe, no. Steak and eggs in the morning. What you know about that? That'll do. Looks like a fantastic breakfast. I cooked the yolk more than I normally would because I don't have any toast to dip them in, but that's okay. This looks good too. Spice on it. Smoked brisket, lovely. Wolfie got his breakfast before we went on our hike, but I got some more brisket that I'll give to him. Tons of birds when we went for a hike. Tons and tons of birds. No big animals that I could see, but he could smell them like crazy like last night. It was a nice area. Thankful to Jake for letting me come and use this spot. Thanks for letting me take a tree. Come help you do whatever you need to do here, man. For sure. I already told you. After I'm done eating, it'll be time to break down camp. Got my urologist appointment tomorrow. Have to get this video edited and over to the brand for approval for the ad. Lots to do. My mommy's coming soon to visit in one week. Not in one week from now, but in one week, there's these three things. There's the anniversary of my accident, birthday, anniversary of Isaac's passing, all in one week, in a week time frame, middle of May. She's going to come up for that. That'll be nice. I haven't seen her on that anniversary yet. This will be the third year. And the first year I was in a coma. The second year I was on my book writing, or no, doing the documentary. And so this year we'll spend it together. Not only do you get some brisket, you get to lick my plate. Well, that's it for this video. Thank you for watching. I think Mr. Wolf had a good time I know I did it was very productive at a camp and got some wood for the family So thanks for watching. Thanks again to Jake and I'll see you guys soon Hopefully on the water